Oct 21 (Reuters) - Healthscope Ltd HSO.AX :
* announces market update
* Company has experienced slower than expected revenue growth in hospitals in q1
* Healthscope remains confident that industry fundamentals have not changed
* Projects are expected to deliver strong earnings growth as they complete and earnings ramp up over time
* Seen impact number of our hospitals resulting in increased variability in volumes and case mix month to month in q1 and particularly in september
* If trend for q1 was to continue, it is likely that operating ebitda growth for our hospitals division would be flat year on year
* Long term demand outlook for hospitals division remains strong Source text for Eikon: Further company coverage: HSO.AX